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Goin' Down (Melanie C song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Goin' Down
| cover = Goindowncover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Melanie C
| album = Northern Star
| B-side =
* "Ga Ga"
* "Angel on My Shoulder"
* "I Want You Back"
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 3:35
| label = Virgin
| writer =
* Melanie C
* Julian Gallagher
* Richard Stannard
| producer = Marius De Vries
| prev_title = When You're Gone
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = Northern Star
| next_year = 1999
| misc =
}}
"'Goin' Down'" is a song by British singer-songwriter Melanie C. Written by Melanie C, Julian Gallagher, and Richard Stannard for her debut solo album, 'Northern Star' (1999), the song was produced by Marius De Vries and received a mixed reception from music critics. The song was released as Melanie C's debut single in the third quarter of 1999 and reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom, where it became her first top-five hit as a solo artist. The song also reached the top 30 in Australia.
Music video
The music video, which was shot in Los Angeles in July 1999, sees Melanie debuting a new look with blonde spiked hair. She is seen dancing and jumping intensely with a microphone, wearing a tartan (plaid) skirt. There are scenes of people dancing in a giant warehouse styled as a club with policemen driving outside, supposedly to the club as they are later seen trying to get in. Melanie is in the club throughout the whole video with wind and some water vapor being sprayed towards her in slow motion. The video showcased a dramatic change in Melanie's sound and image and was banned from certain music channels due to its violent content. The video and song was subsequently parodied by the British comedy double act French and Saunders, in their 1999 Christmas Special, which had Jennifer Saunders performing as Chisholm before being reprimanded by her mother (played by Dawn French).
Track listings
* 'UK and Australian CD1, UK cassette single'
# "Goin' Down" (radio version) 3:35
# "Ga Ga" 3:49
# "Angel on My Shoulder" 3:48
* 'UK and Australian CD2'
# "Goin' Down" (single version) 3:35
# "Ga Ga" 3:49
# "I Want You Back" 3:18
# "Goin' Down" (enhanced video) 3:35
* 'European CD single'
# "Goin' Down" (radio version) 3:35
# "Ga Ga" 3:49
Charts
References
Category:1999 singles
Category:1999 songs
Category:Melanie C songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Marius de Vries
Category:Songs written by Julian Gallagher
Category:Songs written by Melanie C
Category:Songs written by Richard Stannard (songwriter)
Category:Virgin Records singles
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